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Letter from the dean
Welcome to our first ever annual report for the College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science.
I am excited to share with you the accomplishments we’ve had over the 2020–21 academic year. As we reflected on who we are as a college and who we would like to be, it is important to begin compiling and sharing our numbers and data with those involved with the college. This annual report is designed to be a visual representation of what we are doing as well to measure our impact. I hope you are as inspired by this information as I am.
As you browse through our annual report, you will see the accomplishments of our students, faculty, and staff. You also will see the impact of donations made by our alumni, corporate partners, and friends of the college. These actions have led to an increase in retention of our students and record numbers for fundraising. We can’t wait to see what’s next for us.
I believe that if you don’t measure something, you can’t improve it. This annual report gives us the opportunity to measure where we are and look for ways to improve what we are doing. Despite a challenging last year, I am proud of what our students, faculty, staff, and friends of the college have been able to accomplish. I am looking forward to improving and strengthening our college in 2022 and beyond.
Because this is a new endeavor, I would love to hear your reactions to this report. We want this annual report to benefit you as much as it benefits us as a college. Do you have any suggestions for improvement? Is there any information missing? What can we do to make this annual report serve both of our needs? Please email me at emsdeansoffice@uwplatt.edu with your feedback and suggestions.
Please join me in celebrating the College of EMS, and here’s looking forward to another great year.
Philip J Parker, Ph.D., PE Acting Dean and Professor College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science
ACCREDITATIONS
ABET
ABET is a nonprofit, nongovernmental, peer-review body that ensures educational programs meet established standards of quality, accrediting programs, not institutions. University of Wisconsin-Platteville engineering Bachelor of Science degree programs accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org include: civil engineering, electrical engineering, engineering physics, environmental engineering, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, and software engineering.
American Chemical Society
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Bachelor of Science in Chemistry is officially evaluated and certified by the American Chemical Society. Certification provides a structured mechanism to assess, evaluate, and improve program quality. In most states, graduation from a certified program is necessary to obtain professional registration or licensure. For more information, visit www.acs.org/content/acs/en.html.
Higher Learning Commission
The Higher Learning Commission process of institutional accreditation includes annual oversight for compliance with state and federal government regulations and regular peer review, including an on-site evaluation. The peer review evaluates all aspects of the institution, including governance, business affairs, student affairs, teaching resources, and student learning. On-site review occurs in 10-year cycles. The most recent review occurred Oct. 24-25, 2016.
KEEN
ENGINEERING UNLEASHED
The mission of Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network is to graduate engineers with an entrepreneurial mindset so they can create personal, economic, and societal value through a lifetime of meaningful work. (engineeringunleashed.com/ about). KEEN is a partnership of more than 2,500 engineering faculty and staff representing more than 45 colleges and universities across the United States—all dedicated to moving beyond mastery of technical skills by advancing entrepreneurially minded learning through the three Cs:
Curiosity Connections Creating value
The College of EMS invested over two years of work in a rigorous application process to earn the high honor of an invitation to apply to be a partner of this highly coveted organization in 2020. Since then,
Three faculty members were invited to apply to be KEEN fellows
Responded to two grant RFPs
Chosen as one of two groups to develop our idea
Invited to submit an institutional grant to find development for new leaders in KEEN at UW-Platteville
engineeringunleashed.com
Dr. A.I. Ranen McLanahan, Associate Professor of mechanical engineering, is one of only 20 faculty across the nation selected as KEEN Community Catalysts.
